Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Project Reinforces Flagship Production Campus. Lansing, Mich. (Jan. 22, 2026) — Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) celebrated a ribbon cutting for a major expansion at its Ovid campus, marking a significant investment in the City of Ovid and reaffirming the site as MMPA’s flagship production location. MMPA is investing a total...
The wins highlight the quality of local teams and the network behind them. LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 21, 2026) — Two Michigan State University student-led ventures, BRCĒ and CocoMar, earned top honors at the internationally recognized Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition in Toronto, reinforcing strength of the Lansing region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and the growing...
The funding continues support for talent development, public awareness, and initiative advocacy. Lansing, Mich. (Feb. 21, 2026) — The Capital Area Child Care Coalition (CACCC), co-led by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), United Way of South Central Michigan (UWSCM) and Capital Area Michigan Works! (CAMW!), and 70+ coalition members has received renewed funding to continue strengthening the regional child...
The Agreement Will Allow for Increased Development Opportunities in the M-21 Corridor LANSING, Mich. (December 18, 2025) – The City of St. Johns and Bingham Township have announced a unique partnership to extend water infrastructure, unlocking new economic development potential along the M-21 corridor....
The five-day celebration featuring 20+ events, panels, workshops, and community activations is designed to strengthen mid-Michigan’s innovation ecosystem LANSING, Mich. (December 17, 2025) – 517 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Week (517 E&I Week), the region’s flagship celebration of entrepreneurial energy and creative technology, will return April 6–10, 2026...
Seven local creators complete LEAP’s accelerator turning influence into business growth and community investment LANSING, Mich. (November 17, 2025) – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced the successful completion of the second cohort of its InfluenceLansing program, a 16-week program equipping local creators...
Nine Lansing-area entrepreneurs graduate from Elevate and Ascend programs, building wealth and jobs in mid-Michigan LANSING, Mich. (October 20, 2025) — The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) celebrated the graduation of nine local entrepreneurs from its Elevate and Ascend business accelerator programs. These six-month long programs equip...
190+ Lansing area entrepreneurs provided resources and training for business success LANSING, Mich. (October 9, 2025) — The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) has officially “turned it up to 11.” On October 8th, the 11th cohort of LEAP’s most successful entrepreneurial training program, One &...
From July 2024 to July 2025, the Lansing–East Lansing region added thousands of jobs, underscoring the area’s economic momentum. LANSING, Mich. (October 8, 2025) — As national economic numbers show mixed signs of growth and forecast challenges in the coming year, it is encouraging...
CreativeTech Cluster Showcases How the Lansing Region is Building Tomorrow’s Creative Economy Lansing, Mich. (Sept. 3, 2025) — Long hailed as an automotive powerhouse, Lansing is expanding its innovation leadership, this time at the convergence of technology and the creative industries. On September 9,...
